Brattle Street (1786) (William Billings)

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• CPDL #32471: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-07-18).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 39 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval-note edition.

• CPDL #31801: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-04-30).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 2 pages, 36 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Sweet is the work, my God, my King
Composer: William Billings
Tune: Brattle Street (1786)
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1786

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, adaptation of Psalm 92. This tune was first published on pp. 19-21 of William Billings' The Suffolk Harmony, Boston: 1786. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4680. Very different from Brattle Street written by Billings in 1770.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.